Kerala-based Centre for Public Policy Research (CPPR), an independent public policy organisation, on Tuesday, urged the Union government to provide an alternative to cigarette smokers to switch to some less harmful products.
The CPPR, which released a White Paper on regulatory regimes for novel tobacco and nicotine products, called upon the government to take on a "multi-dimensional and scientific evidence-backed stance" in adopting harm reduction alternatives for the betterment of its citizens.
"Mounting evidence from across the world indicates that the regulatory regimes governing e-cigarettes’ usage should not have an all-or-nothing approach for circumventing harm," CPPR said.
